Jimmy_Walsh_(footballer_born_1930)

Jimmy Walsh (footballer, born 1930)

Jimmy Walsh (footballer, born 1930)

Scottish footballer

James Walsh (3 December 1930 – 6 August 2014) was a professional footballer who played for Celtic and Leicester City as a forward. He was a prolific goalscorer and scored the winning goals in both the finals of the 1951 Saint Mungo Cup[2] and the 1953 Coronation Cup,[3] as well as playing in the 1955 Scottish Cup Final for Celtic.[4] He then moved to Leicester City in 1956, where he was twice the club's top scorer in 1958-59 and 1960–61. He also played as Leicester lost the 1961 FA Cup Final. He still remains as one of Leicester's top 10 all-time top goalscorers.

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Walsh died on 6 August 2014 at the age of 83.[5]

Honours

Celtic

Leicester City

References

  1. [1]
    "Jimmy Walsh". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Celtic Again Prove Tradition Is Being Maintained". Evening Times. 2 August 1951. Retrieved 12 August 2019 – via The Celtic Wiki.
  3. [3]
    "Celtic 2–0 Hibernian, Coronation Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 20 May 1953. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. [4]
    Dave Smith; Paul Taylor (2001). Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club. p. 348. ISBN 1-899538-21-6.
  5. [5]
    "Former City cup final captain, Jimmy Walsh, dies". filbertway.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014.
  • Jimmy Walsh at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database


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